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Westwood Avenue, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe

MyStreetCheck free street report: Westwood Avenue, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newton-aycliffe-darlington/westwood-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL5 6SA, DL5 6RZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£278,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£207,045
21 sales
Price range
£138k – £280k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Jul 2026
DL5 6SA

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At a glance

House prices£279k average4% below the Newton Aycliffe average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station34 min walkHeighington station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on Westwood Avenue, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £278,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £192,364. That is 4% below the Newton Aycliffe average of £290,302 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 48% detached. Recorded sale prices on Westwood Avenue range from £137,500 to £280,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Westwood Avenue compared

Westwood Avenue£278,750
DL5 postcode area£183,353
Newton Aycliffe£290,302
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £197,167 (3 sales)2016£197k2017: £164,000 (2 sales)2017£164k2018: £173,983 (3 sales)2018£174k2019: £197,000 (2 sales)2019£197k2020: £145,000 (1 sales)2020£145k2021: £137,500 (1 sales)2021£138k2022: £241,875 (4 sales)2022£242k2023: £255,000 (1 sales)2023£255k2024: £230,000 (1 sales)2024£230k2025: £250,000 (2 sales)2025£250k2026: £277,500 (1 sales)2026£278k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£192,36420 Jul 2026
Detached10£223,19510 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Westwood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
64, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 20 Jul 2026£277,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 10 Dec 2025£280,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 24 Feb 2025£220,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 1 Aug 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 12 Sep 2023£255,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 12 Oct 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 1 Jul 2022£222,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 30 May 2022£275,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 1 Apr 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 6 Aug 2021£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 18 Sep 2020£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 13 Feb 2019£209,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 11 Jan 2019£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 12 Oct 2018£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 23 Mar 2018£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 23 Feb 2018£198,950 DetachedFreehold
33, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 20 Oct 2017£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 12 Jul 2017£117,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 23 Jun 2017£175,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 26 Sep 2016£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Westwood Avenue DL5 6SA 22 Apr 2016£193,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Westwood Avenue DL5 6RZ 22 Apr 2016£203,500 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
64, Westwood Avenue £195,000 (Sep 2016) → £250,000 (Apr 2022) → £277,500 (Jul 2026) +42%
over 10 yrs
2, Westwood Avenue £193,000 (Apr 2016) → £280,000 (Dec 2025) +45%
over 10 yrs
68, Westwood Avenue £198,950 (Feb 2018) → £255,000 (Sep 2023) +28%
over 6 yrs
17, Westwood Avenue £175,000 (Jun 2017) → £275,000 (May 2022) +57%
over 5 yrs
33, Westwood Avenue £117,000 (Jul 2017) → £153,000 (Oct 2017) +31%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Westwood Avenue

Crime

6 crimes were reported within about a mile of Westwood Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences3
Anti-social behaviour2
Criminal damage & arson1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Westwood Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Tees Flood alert area
  • River Skerne Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Westwood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heighington Church of England Primary School 248 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Oakwood Learning Centre 14 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 1.7 mi
Pear Tree School 15 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 1.8 mi
UTC South Durham 421 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 1.8 mi
Greenfield Academy 566 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 2.0 mi
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 147 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 2.2 mi
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 285 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 150 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 2.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Heighington station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Newton Aycliffe station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
  • Shildon station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Village Hall (O, Darlington Road) 6 min walk
  • Village Hall (I, Darlington Road) 6 min walk
  • Hall Lane (O, Redworth Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pease Way Medical Centre
    2 Pease Way, Newton Aycliffe · 2.6 mi
  • Bewick Crescent Surgery
    27 Bewick Crescent, Newton Aycliffe · 2.7 mi
  • Hallgarth Surgery
    Cheapside, Shildon · 2.9 mi
  • Jubilee Medical Group
    Cobblers Hall, Carers Way, Newton Aycliffe · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Heighinton · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar Redworth Station · 1.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shildon - Dale Road · 2.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Newton Aycliffe Oakfields · 2.2 mi

Dentists

  • 23-27 Main Street (dental Surgery) · 2.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.9 mi
  • Woodham Dental Surgery · 3.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.2%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented8.6%17.1%
Households696

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.3%64.1%
Aged 65+28.1%18.6%
Residents1,550

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Darlington with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Westwood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDarlington
White98.4%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.6%

Religion

HereDarlington
Christian63.1%52.1%
No religion31.6%39.7%
Not answered4.1%4.9%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.2%–
Hindu0%0.4%
Muslim0%1.7%

Country of birth

HereDarlington
Born in the UK96.8%92.2%
Born outside the UK3.2%7.8%

Highest qualification

HereDarlington
Level 4 qualifications and above41.2%29%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%18.3%
No qualifications12.8%19.3%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%9.4%
Apprenticeship5.7%7%
Other qualifications1.8%2.6%

General health

HereDarlington
Very good health47.9%45.2%
Good health35.9%34.6%
Fair health10.9%14.3%
Bad health4.1%4.7%
Very bad health1.3%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereDarlington
1 car or van in household41.9%43.6%
2 cars or vans in household38.8%24.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%7%
No cars or vans in household8.3%25.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Darlington.

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